Python on Windows soon forbidden by Micro$oft?

[Jeremy Bowers]

Andrew Koenig wrote:

> Rather, it seems to me that Microsoft is saying that they will not
> allow their products to be used in any way that might potentially
> compel Microsoft to disclose any of their own source code.


This is true. The FUD lies in the fact that this is a chimera. It does 
not matter what *I* do with free software and Microsoft software. 
Nothing I do can possibly compel Microsoft to do *anything*. Any 
theoretical activity I may wish to do that might require the release of 
Microsoft code is not *legal* for me to engage in, because it requires 
rights I don't have. And even if I did engage in this activity, I woud 
be in violation of the law, and MS would *still* be obligation free.

There is no way Microsoft does not know this. There is no way the 
lawyer(s) writing this did not know that. The stated concerns are 
absurd; thus, the only logical conclusion is that MS is trying to spread 
the ***blatent*** falsehood that some user somewhere of your software 
may strip you of your software rights.

I'm not an "MS Hater", but I call 'em like I see 'em.